Rake



F. H. MACHEN Sept. l, 1931.

RAKE

Filecl April 30, 1930 tkomq Patented Sept. 1, 1931 PATENT OFFICEFERDINAND H. IIIAGHEN, OF TOLEDO, OHI

RARE

Application flled April 30, 1930. Serial N0. 448,707.

My invcntion has f'or its object to provide an eflicient light weighl:garden rake that may be 1nade at a 10W cost of production. The object cfthe invention is to provide a rake that is particularly adapted forraking lawns, such as f0r c'Jllecting leaves and grass.

The invention may be contained in structures that varjr in their detuilsund, to illustrate a practical application Cf the invention, I haveselected a rake embodying the invention, and shall describe ithereinafter. The structure selected is shown in the accompanyingdrawings.

F ig. 1 is a perspective view cf the rake.

Fig. 2 is a view 0f a. longitudinal section of the rake. Fig. 3 is aview 0f a transverse section of the rake. Fig. 4 illustrates a sectionof a part of the rake. Fig. 5 is a top view of a portion of one of theparts shown in Fig. 4.

In the particular form of construction shown indshe figures, the rake isprovided with"a sheet metal part 1, and a plurality of bent U-shapedwi1e membets 2, that form the teeth 0r prongs of the rake. T he sheetmeta l part 1 is forced 130 have an oblong portion 3, substantiallyrectar'1gular in its cross section,

i o ne side preferably being formed in the shape. 015 a semi-cylindricalgroove 4. The

blong portion 3, of the sheet metal piece 1,

39 is provided with a plurality of holes 5 located in spaced relation inthe top and bottom walls 6 and 7 of the oblonn porti on 3. The wiremembers 2 have suitale curved end portions 8 that form the teeth of therake und are insertible through the holes 5. The sheet metal part 1 isthen bent over the bases 9 of the U-shaped wire members 2 and so as toenclose the portions 9 in the cylindrical portion of the sheet metalpiece 1formed by the top Wall 6 und the semi-cylindrical portion 10.When the sheet metal part 1 has been bent over the portion bases 9, ofthe U-shaped members 2, it may be spot welded, as at 11, to secure thepiece 1 to the corner of the 0blon portion 3. The piece 1 is alsorovided witI1 a socket 15 that may be formed y bending the sheet metalpart- 1 to form a. tapered ortion 16and a U- shaped sheet met.l memr 17,located on the under side of the piece 1, and riveted thereto. Thehandle 18 may be inserted in the socket that is thus formed and securedtherein by a pair of pins 19. '1hus, I have provided an eflicient lightwe1gh1: mke (hat may be cheaply made and wherem the prongs are formed ofan elastic material that gives flexibility to the rake.

I claim:

In a rake, a lura.lity of pa.irs of prongs of short lengths ormed ofelastic wire ent U- shape, a she et metal part shaped to have an oblongpqrt1on substantially rectangular in c ross sectwn, the top Wall of theoblong port1on'bgnt to form a semi-cylindrical trough, a, p ort1on cfthe sheet metal art bent semicyhndricall y to enclose the ases of the U-shape prongs within the said semi-cylindric al top wall, the lower wa'llof the oblong port1on having openings through which the prongs extend, ahandle member, and means for connecting the handle member, to the sheetmetal part.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this s ecification.

FERD NAND H. MACHEN.

